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  • Cameroon: Letter to the Prosecutor General of the Central Appeals Court
    Jonas and Franky, who identify as women, were arrested in July 2011 by police who stopped their vehicle and saw that they were dressed in women’s clothing. Police claimed that Jonas, Franky, and a third person were “groping” each other in the car. They were convicted of homosexual conduct in November 2011 by a judge who suggested that because they were drinking Bailey’s liqueur the night of the arrest – which the judge considered a “women’s drink” –they must be homosexual.
    May 17, 2013
  • Letter to Paul Biya, president of the Republic of Cameroon
    We are writing to call your attention to a series of death threats received in the last four months by Alice Nkom and Michel Togué, two Cameroonian human rights lawyers who defend clients charged with homosexuality under Cameroon’s article 347 bis. We are deeply concerned by the apparent lack of state action in response to these serious threats.
    Feb 13, 2013
  • Cameroon: Letter to the Minister of Justice Regarding Article 354
    Dec 22, 2011
  • Cameroon: Stop Criminalizing Same-sex Conduct
    In the last six months, at least ten individuals in Yaoundé and Douala have been arrested under Article 347(a) of the Cameroonian Penal Code. This Article criminalises “sexual relations with a person of the same sex”.
    Sep 30, 2011
  • Appeal to Cameroon's Top Leaders to Overturn Conviction of Roger Jean-Claude Mbede
    May 17, 2011
  • Organisation of the Islamic Conference: Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism
    Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism.
    Mar 11, 2008
  • Letter to the Minister of Justice of Cameroon Regarding 11 Men Detained on Suspicion of Homosexual Activity
    Human Rights Watch writes to Minister of Justice Amadou Ali urging the immediate protection from abuse and release from jail of eleven men who have been detained apparently on suspicion of consensual homosexual activity. These men have already experienced the abuse of fundamental human rights and now face the prospect of additional and compounded violations. Human Rights Watch has repeatedly documented the application and impact of the practice of forced forensic physical examinations of men which are designed to "prove" they have engaged in homosexual conduct.
    Nov 30, 2005
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